Showing posts with label white corner shelves. Show all posts
Showing posts with label white corner shelves. Show all posts

Saturday, October 11, 2014

Way Basics Eco Storage Triple Cube Plus

Way Basics zBoard Eco Storage Cube Plus 3-Shelf Storage Unit, WhiteMy first time writing a review, positive or negative, for anything. The idea behind this company seems great. I'm all for eco-friendly. Package arrived promptly, reasonably priced, etc... You can't assemble a shelving unit with nothing but adhesive strips, unless you're planning on holding pillows. I was directed to this product after typing in "record shelving" in the search bar. Just wanted to stop any other vinyl enthusiast from making the same mistake. I came home today to find about 150 records in various states of ruin on the floor next to the remains of the crumbled "way basic" shelving unit. To sum up, if it seems to good to be true (easy assembly! cheap! eco-friendly!), it probably is. I've seen children construct sturdier structures with scotch tape and cardboard, which is essentially what this is. Would have given a half star if available.

I needed a cheap inexpensive shelf to put under a window, next to my desk. Ordered the product, and when it came in, I was immediately displeased. I understand its supposed to be cheap and light; but I did not expect how cheap and light it really was. I almost sent it back there. (I should have). Instead, I decided to have some faith in engineering and try it out. The tape does stick well, but the binding strength is far greater than the internal strength of the paper box. So while it sticks impressively well, it was very easy to tear off a section of finish from the adhesive tape. The paper box can't hold the strength of the tape. Another thing is the very very poor dowels given for assembly. They are also very lightweight paper product dowels, you can deform between two fingers.

Assembly is quite easy, however the instructions do not point out that there is already tape on one side of each square... I nearly did it myself before I caught it and I can see many people assembling the box before realizing that there are tape stripes that must end up one specific direction. If you see it you can catch it. But the instructions make no mention of it.

Finally the thing is assembled. I put four casters on it, so it can move and float. It looks pretty good and I am happy. Put on about 1/3 of the load of books that it will eventually have. Three days later, I come into the room and the whole thing is in pieces on the floor. Still with the limited 1/3 of books I was planning to put on it. It had just fallen apart in the night. Now what?

Do yourself a favor and buy a particle board version of the same thing with real screws. May cost few $$ more, but for the limitations, 50-60$ is way too expensive.

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just received the 2 shelf,and i must admit it looks great. Easy instuctions,no tools at all...just a knife to open the box. Peel off the tape and the adhesive is very strong. great purchase.

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I have been looking for something to help keep the kids toys organized and accessible. I thought this would work out great. Unfortunately, the "super strong adhesive" doesn't hold up to normal use. You can't put anything heavy in it or on it. It's come apart so many times I've had to wrap the entire thing with heavy duty masking tape so I can continue to use it while I continue my search for a good toy storage system. Don't waste your money on this shelf unit.

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I will be going away to college soon and I was looking for some simple but attractive shelving options. These are it! Assembly was VERY easy and it took me less than fifteen minutes to put it together. They seem sturdy as they can hold up to my massive manga and book collections. I plan on ordering more of these. One of the nicest features is that you can choose and build these shelves to fit in the space that you need to fill. They are easy to customize by putting them together to suit your taste. The different color choices are great too! I highly recommend these shelves. They look great, they are easy and fast to put together, they are reasonably priced, they are sturdy, and they help the environment. What more could a person ask for?

Thursday, June 12, 2014

Electronic Closet Tie Rack By Necktie Accessoriesj In Plastic

Men's Silver Electronic Closet Rack Tie Rack by Necktie AccessoriesThis is my 4th and final tie rack, unless I buy 70 more ties.... Here's the difference cut and dry. I've read a complaint about needing the right size closet bar. The answer is remove the optional middle piece and use the screw holes on the top. So it WILL fit any bar. I love how you DON'T have to use the top screw hole options because the middle piece on most tie racks will pop out if you bump it the wrong way, the whole thing will fall, and you'll have to put all the ties back on it again. This rack does NOT have that problem. 2. Motor runs fast so it doesn't take 6 years for the right tie to come around AND it runs fast fully loaded, which is important. I've had old racks that I got so frustrated with that I just picked the tie I wanted from the side and never used the rotary option.

Bottomline, it fits, doesn't fall off, is stable, fast, and has a large capacity. AND the light is bright....

Way better than any junk you'd find at a men's store or bed bath and beyond type store.

This is the best revolving tie rack I have ever owned. I am a tie connoisseur and have over 1,000 ties. I have 7 different models of revolving tie racks in my closet and this model is the quietest, and best constructed of the lot. I read another review that said you had to remove the rod in your closet to install this rack? That's just not the case with this rack, you simply remove the slide and lock piece on the top of the device, then replace it on the other side of the closet bar. Very Simple. You will be very pleased!

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Just recently purchased, this is my third electronic tie rack. This one holds the most ties, is the most quiet, and fast. I hope it lasts, it seems to be more sturdy than the others I have had. Please note, you do not have to remove the closet pole to install, just remove the clip place over and under pole and screw clip and rack together.

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First of all the customer service received was very prompt, courteous, and responsive. That was much appreciated. Highly recommend the store.

Purchased one and it is currently working very smoothly.

It is true that you need a closet rod for this product to work, it is true that the product is somewhat flimsy and cheap plastic feel, it is also true that the product does not make much noise and when it works it works well and the light on it is helpful.

When I first opened the product I was a bit taken aback by how toy-ish the item felt and the initial installation was not successful as the internal flimsy plastic receptacle for the tightening screw was broken (you could hear it rolling around inside) and hence the unit could not be secured on the closet rod, however, the motor operated without making much noise and the speed of rotation was comfortable enough to allow one to view the collection of ties as they go around (note: you really do need to have a good number of ties 2 dozen or more as this unit can hold 60 or so to make good use of this).

With the defective product I contacted the seller and received a very timely response and apology. Paid $3.95 to have product exchanged out (did not have to pay to send product back) and the replacement arrived in two or three days. This unit installed without a hitch, well a teeny tiny hitch (had to tug on the belt ever so slightly to get it to start rotating) and currently operates nicely.

Things to be careful about: a) be gentle when installing it as it is made of flimsy plastic and a fall or too much force could easily crack the plastic b) make sure you balance the weight of ties on either end of tie rack for optimum functioning.

Yes, this product is a delicate toy and should be treated as such. I would be willing to pay more if I could find the exact same thing but made with wood or metal alloy or something sturdier it would be classier and perhaps more durable.

I did search the web for a much higher quality one but had no luck, even the wood looking ones are made of plastic.

For now I don't have to go through the neck tie hanger to sort through the collection of ties one by one; they just rotate round and round before my very eyes! It is a product that provides an economical and reasonable solution.

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This tie rack seems to work very well. It was easy to put the batteries in and also easy to put on the clothes pole. The speed is fast almost too fast, but all in all, so far, this seems to be a very good tie rack. My husband is happy with it.

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Sonax TR-7608 Torino 60-Inch TV/Component Bench in Florence Maple

Sonax TR-7608 Torino 60-Inch TV/Component Bench in Florence MapleThe Sonex Model TR-7608 is a reasonably well designed and built TV stand. The construction is of particle board covered with high quality laminate. Although manufactured in Canada, it reminds me of the common "Danish" furniture which often has teak veneer. All of the wood is cut properly and the holes are drilled properly.

-It is important that the tapered legs be installed with the taper out to the side of the stand. If you mount a leg on the wrong end, it will taper into the area where a glass door goes. You cannot mount or use the doors if you mount the legs in the wrong position.

-The parts are labeled with letters in the pictures, but not on the parts themselves. It would be useful if some of the similar actual pieces were lettered. Pay careful attention to the holes and the placement thereof on the parts so as not to get them mixed up.

-I give the instruction pictures and order for assembly a 5 minus, but give the words in the instructions only a 3. There needs to be a blowup picture of the mounting of the slides for the drawers. Each wheel is mounted down and flush with the outside of the stand. On each drawer itself, there is a useful adjustment screw on each side.

-I found it best to mount only one hinge on each glass door before installing it in the cabinet. After installing one hinge on a glass, place the unmounted hinge in the hole in the stand, place the mounted hinge in the other hole, then slide the other end of the glass into the second hinge and tighten. It is easier to do with two people.

-There are two hidden legs in the center of the stand, but they are not quite long enough to support the stand with a big TV on it. A big TV causes the stand to sag. This could be solved with some sort of a spacer, such as a rubber furniture leg pad.

-Installing my components was no problem.

-I was going to give the stand an overall 3 rating but have raised it to a 4 based on a recent price reduction.

The design of this entertainment center is completely flawed. Pre-drilled holes are incorrectly placed, leaving a loose fitting top piece and cockeyed drawers. The placement of the legs and their upper width leave you unable to use the glass doors unless you are ok with only being able to open them an inch or two.

Unfortunately, when I first ordered this product there were no reviews available. Shortly after it arrived (and before I had opened it) a negative review was posted detailing the difficulties with assembly. I contacted the company (not Amazon unfortunately) to make arrangements to return it. They were difficult to work with, and extremley expensive to return items to. I am now the not-so-proud owner of a piece of Cymax crap.

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Good grief! Where do I begin? This is most flawed design for an AV cabinet anywhere. The unit although easily assembled, looks nothing like an AV cabinet. It's more like a large livingroom cocktail table with storage. As a matter of fact, it's just slightly taller than a coffee table. It's exceptionally heavy (109lbs packaged), and it looks fairly nice, but not as pictured.

Now for the good stuff (sarcastically speaking).

1) There is a major design flaw in this thing. The intructions direct you to install dowels (wooden pegs) to sablize the top. Well, when I attempted to do so, the insertion holes on the underside of the top are a full 3.5 inches off! WTF???? Nevertheless, the top stays securely fastened without them.

2) Next, there is the case of the glass doors. There is no way they can be installed onto the unit. Why? Because the drilled holes for the brackets that hold the doors are behind the front legs. When installed, the legs (which taper at the bottom, and flare at the top), block the doors from opening. The doors open only 1 inch! Another WTF moment!! Again, I managed to get past using them, but it would have been nice to have them installed as in the picture because they they would prevent dust from reaching my AV components.

3) Finally, this damned thing will not hold my AV equipment! Thats right, the fit is so tight that my equipment (a Panasonic AV receiver with DVD/CD changer, Kenwood Equalizer, and Sony CD/DVD changer) had to be flipped, and practically skewered in order to get onto the shelves. Again, the problem is those damned legs at each corner of the unit. They block any attempt to install equipment greater than 15" wide into the unit. Lord have mercy! Unless you have micro/mini components, do not get this piece of particalboard booyah!

Oh, and those glass doors? I used those for the shelves to hold my components as they are a lot thinner than the supplied adjustable shelves. I could at least twist and turn and juggle my AV equipment, and scrape the sides of them and the cabinet onto those (no larger than an) anal-cavity shelves.

I haven't gotten my 42" flat screen TV yet, and man, I am almost afraid to place it on this contraption of a AV shelf. While it looks nice, it lacks any real usability, and is just like I said earlier, a large coffee table with two drawer storage. Oh, and dont plan on placing anything in those drawers either. At least not any DVDs with the cases. You will get perhaps 20 in each of them. Oh, maybe the cabinet is trying to encourage me from maintaining an actual DVD library, and to download video on demand, and be done with physical DVD storage. Not! Furntiure doesn't tell me what to do especially when this thing can't do what it's advertised to do. I can't return it it would be a major hassle. So I will suck it up, swallow the $$$ loss, and get the darned entertainment center I saw at Neiman Marcus for $1,100. At least It will be delivered assembled.

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I hope that you read my review. The item itself arrived and the box was in decent shape, so I felt I did not have to open immediately. Once I had opened I found that the top shelf was split in the corner from someone who didn't understand that you must protect corners as they are the first to get damaged. One would think a simple install of Styrofoam would have made sense. When you think about it, what package have you ever seen without it? Sonax, and Amazon need to get their acts together. I say Amazon as they have a responsibility to check their suppliers so that we don't have to constantly return items. Sonax just seriously needs to hire a packaging engineer; yes they have them. I'll be returning this item, even though I like it because I simply cannot deal with the split corner. I would have liked to just replace the top shelf, but Amazon won't support that option. I guess I've learned my lesson; I will never buy furniture from Amazon again.

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Item assembled fairly easily. No problems with doors. other that a small imperfection under the laminate the piece looks great and functions as expected

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Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Classroom Keeper 10 Shelf Organizer, Red, (001314)

Classroom Keeper 10 Shelf Organizer, Red,I run a small stationery business out of my home. I needed an inexpensive way to organize reams of paper, and this organizer does the trick! It is heavy duty and I currently have it filled with reams of 80# 100# cover stock. It isn't sagging a bit. I'm ordering a second one since the first one is full. The only way it could be better is if it was plastic instead of cardboard.

I have a full ream of paper on the top shelf and it's only sagging a tiny bit. Feels kind of overprices for what amounts to a cardboard box though.

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You can keep a ream of paper in each of the 10 bays, and it will hold up. Sturdy cardboard! You wouldn't think it, getting the box and opening it, but this really works. I only wish there were some other options (e.g. 12 bays or 8 bays), so I could fit my spaces better.

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Literally, it's a cardboard box, painted red with a few folded pieces of cardboard fashioned into shelves. Sure, it does what it's supposed to do namely hold light files and papers but I can't quite get over the fact that I paid $30 for what is essentially a colorful shipping box. It would have been more financially prudent to order some inexpensive sundry item a box of paper clips, a pair of dice, hand lotion, anything really and simply use the box that it was shipped in to construct my own set of shelves. Let's face it, Amazon ships tiny little items in enormously oversized boxes anyway, so it would be perfect. Actually, come to think of it, the box that this "shelving unit" shipped in was made of a stronger, denser cardboard than the item itself. In the future, I'm going to attempt to order the shipping box by itself, and save myself around $29.50.

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This arrived poorly packaged and all bent up. I put it together anyway, though, and it does work. Although cardboard, it is very strong, and does the job nicely. I do wish they would start to package it better, as it seems to be a pattern after reading other reviews, because it really makes me nervous to purchase another.

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Saturday, December 14, 2013

Clear Stackable CD Holder - holds 30 standard CD jewel cases

Clear Stackable CD Holder - holds 30 standard CD jewel casesI was looking for a holder for my computer software.

Since I could no longer find the desktop holders this was the next best thing. It fits perfectly under the computer hutch door. Width, depth and height are perfect. Not offensive in looks either. The wide slots are perfect for holding one wide jewel case (the old standard types) and two slime/thin jewel cases in one slot. Another nice feature is that it also has 4 small, rounded, thin rubber bottoms in each corner of the holder which prevents the holder from sliding each time i take out or put in a jewel case.

Always measure dimensions of area you seek to place the item in first and make sure it will fit. Great inexpensive buy. The shipping for this lightweight item was a bit more than what I expected. If you can buy this item local and avoid shipping, do so.

~M

I ordered a number of these and have been very happy with their "performance" -they are solid and don't collapse as some I've had in the past did. If I needed more CD holders, I would order more of these for sure! And the supplier was prompt, also.

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It should be noted that these cases will hold 30 CDs but there are two slots for double CDs at the top of each case. I have not seen a double CD case in a long time, with the advent of the 2CD standard sized case. It is too bad there are not 30 individual CD slots. However, the cases are sturdy and they were well packaged when shipped.

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I bought two of these Acrylic CD holders for my office as I was tired of searching through stacks of CDs thrown here and there. My husband and I have a HUGE collection of CDs stored in the basement studio and we stacked these holders on top of each other from floor to ceiling and put the large part of the collection there. These are clear, hold 30 CDs, have spaces for double CDs and I highly recommend them.

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With these clear CD holder I am able to find the music I want quickly and easily. I guarantee you will love these CD holders.

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Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Zephyr Fluid Solutions, 5 Gallon Water Bottle Storage Rack with 8 Bottle Capacity

Zephyr Fluid Solutions, 5 Gallon Water Bottle Storage Rack with 8 Bottle CapacityQuick and easy to put together. Sturdy. Great way to corral the water bottles on our porch. Highly recommend this.

poland spring for some reason wants to drop off like 15 water bottles even though we never drink them all. and they were just on the floor of our office. now we told them to just leave us with 9 and we put them on this shelf. sturdy. its great. now they are all organized.

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I'm reviewing Zephyr Fluid Solutions, 5 Gallon Water Bottle Storage Rack with 8 Bottle Capacity. This rack is very sturdy and easily holds eight full 5 gallon water bottles. Very convenient to use, and takes up minimal space considering the amount of storage it provides. It is nicer looking than the photos give credit. It came well packaged with good instructions. I assembled it by myself. Easy to medium difficulty to assemble not too many pieces and the instructions are clear, but be prepared to have a mallet and a block of wood.

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Sunday, September 29, 2013

Magazine/Towel Rack

PTC Home & Garden Ladder Shelf/Towel Rack, Blackhad higher expectations for the quality of this item .. at $100 it should be well constructed but is cheap appearing with a somewhat poor finish and could be more sturdy. I would put its value at half that amount. Also company won't ship to Alaska ... come on, fed-ex and UPS both ship ground ... it's really not that difficult nor expensive. Alaska is part of the continental US ... just not the contiguous!